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Add links to photo web sites you want to share with other members. Please put your initials and the date after making an addition so we know who to blame who to thank. And if you (a WGPS member) have your own web site please add it to our members-sites page.

Societies, Clubs, etc.

WGPS is affiliated to The Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union (L&CPU), which is one of the photographic unions in the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB). The L&CPU site is updated each week, usually on Sunday, so it's often worth a peek to banish Monday morning blues. The site includes a full list of affiliated clubs, giving their meeting times and venues. Many club entries have links to that club's web page. Some of these are worth a look, if only to see how the rest of the club world operates. (MBW 6/11/08)

The PAGB now publishes a monthly one-page e-mail newsletter, with useful snippets. Anyone who would like to receive it may register by e-mail to ku.oc.aremac-evitaerc|dor#ku.oc.aremac-evitaerc|dor
PAGB e-news editor - Rod Wheelans, 43 Lovers Walk, DUMFRIES, DG1 1LR 01387 257906 Links to the first six issues are currently on the L&CPU front page. (MBW 17/11/2008)

Flickr
Flickr is a photo sharing website, a great place to display your images, and to get inspiration from the images of others.(JRD 11/11/08)

Photobox
Photobox not only gives you a place to store your pictures, but provides quality printing options as well, enabling you to cheaply create your own books, calendars, mugs, keyrings etc.(JRD 11/11/08)

Photo Net: A Community of Photographers
Photo Net is an online community with hundreds of thousands of active members and many more casual viewers visiting daily. About 5.5 million visits a month. A quick peek and you too might be hooked. (MBW 29/10/08)

Facebook
Facebook is a fun and social networking site where you can find friends and chat and play silly games if you like. On the plus side, once you add your own information and join, you can search for Wilmslow Guild Photographic Society and join the group we've made

ePHOTOzine claims to be the UK's largest and friendliest on-line photography magazine, with the latest news, reviews and techniques. Upload photos, enter competitions and share your views in our busy forums. (MBW 6/11/2008)

Equipment and Technique

Canon Japan's EOS Digital site - in English - has tons of useful stuff for Canon EOS enthusiasts. The latest EOS firmware updates are detailed. There are links to useful stuff both for beginners and advanced digital workers. Picture Styles explains the features of the various in-built styles and how to adapt them. One of the links Enjoy Digital SLR is a fine set of tutorials that help one to understand the scope of the EOS digital cameras, and how to use them effectively. Much easier than studying the manual. (MBW 6/11/2008)

Digital Photography Review"Here you will find all the latest digital photography and imaging news, reviews of the latest digital cameras and accessories, the most active discussion forums, a large selection of sample galleries, a digital camera database and buyers guide and the most comprehensive database of digital camera features and specifications." It is chock full of quality in-depth practical reviews of decent equipment. Even better, it's a UK site. (MBW 29/10/08)

Getting Started at Imaging Resource has several good tutorials. How To on the same site has excellent features on all kinds of digital imaging topics. Some pages are old - like many digital photography books - but much is still valid. See the page JPEG Revealed for de-mystification of the common file format. (MBW 8/11/08)

Using Your Digital Camera is a comprehensive on-line resource, also available to purchase as a download. "This book is organized around the concepts of digital photography because that's how photographers think. You think about scenes and subjects, highlights and shadows, softness and sharpness, color and tone." (MBW 9/11/08)

The British Photographic Exhibition (BPE) Circuit

We have been privileged to see the Bebbington Salon in recent seasons. It is part of the BPE circuit. The British Photographic Exhibitions site has two links. One gives full details about the prestigious circuit, and its awards. The companion page is a full calendar, with entry details and closing dates. (MBW 6/11/08)

Public Competitions

Find out about current photographic competitions in the UK and worldwide via the photographycompetitions.net web site. This covers most photographic competitions except the 'salon' type. (MJH 18/06/11)

Fun

Canon Creative Park
Fun for all the family. Creative Park has hundreds of beautiful paper-craft cut-outs of animals, buildings, toys, puzzles, gifts, mostly for printing on A4 thin card stock, with full instructions. At all skill levels from toddler to expert adult. Also a fine selection of greetings cards by Japanese artists. Free downloads to enjoy, and justify that new photo printer to your better half! (MBW 29/10/08)

LOCAL NEWS

I'd like to recommend a web-site to members:www.wilmslow.co.uk, which is a community driven website offering news, views, useful information, and discussion on the things that matter to those that live, work and socialise in Wilmslow. There is already a link on this site to our Society, so I felt it would be beneficial for you all to be aware of this web-site! ( GFS 20/12/2009 )

Well I'd like to recommend The Wilmslow Website - the first & longest-lasting (15 years) Wilmslow-related web site; and indeed the only Wilmslow-related web site run by a member of WGPS (me). (MJH 28/06/11)